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Our written comparisons
Shure MV6 vs MV7+: USB only, or USB and XLR?
Shure MV6 or MV7+ for game chat: USB only or USB plus XLR, what's in the box, mute, hearing yourself and Shure's voice processing.
HyperX QuadCast 2 S vs SoloCast 2: do you need monitoring?
HyperX QuadCast 2 S or SoloCast 2 for game chat: mute, a headphone jack to hear yourself, gain and patterns, cables, mounts and which computers.
Logitech G Yeti GX vs Yeti Orb: controls, mount and connection
Logitech G Yeti GX or Yeti Orb for game chat: a mute button and gain wheel or app controls, mounts, cables and hearing yourself.
SteelSeries Alias vs Alias Pro: USB mic or XLR mixer kit?
SteelSeries Alias or Alias Pro: a USB mic, or an XLR mic with the Stream Mixer in the box. Mute, hearing yourself, Sonar, mounts and two-PC setups.
FIFINE AM8 vs Samson Q2U: two cheap USB/XLR dynamic mics
FIFINE AM8 or Samson Q2U for game chat: PS5 support, mute, gain, what comes in the box, what stops working over XLR, and maker prices.
Blue Yeti vs HyperX QuadCast 2 S: two big USB condensers
Logitech G Yeti (Blue Yeti) or HyperX QuadCast 2 S for gaming chat: mute, monitoring, patterns, weight on an arm, cables and maker prices.
Blue Yeti vs Yeti Nano: full size or small?
Logitech G Yeti or Yeti Nano for gaming chat: patterns, resolution, mute and monitoring, desk size and maker prices.
HyperX Cloud III vs Cloud II: what the upgrade adds
HyperX Cloud III or Cloud II for game chat: mute, Mac and console support, the USB part for a PC, and maker prices.
Sony PULSE Elite vs PULSE 3D: which PS5 headset?
Sony PULSE Elite or PULSE 3D for PS5 chat: boom mic or built-in mics, chat mix and mic monitoring, battery, and PC and Mac use.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 vs Nova 7 Gen 2: which for chat?
Arctis Nova 5 or Nova 7 Wireless Gen 2 for game chat: the mic, ChatMix, the 3.5 mm cable and console editions, from SteelSeries' own pages.
Logitech G PRO X vs HyperX Cloud III: wired chat headsets
Logitech G PRO X or HyperX Cloud III: where the mute is, Blue VO!CE on a PC, Mac and Switch 2, and maker prices.
Razer BlackShark V2 Pro vs Barracuda X: PC or every screen?
Razer BlackShark V2 Pro or Barracuda X for game chat: which consoles each edition lists, the dongle, battery, sidetone and what's in the box.
HyperX Cloud Alpha vs Cloud III: wired chat headsets
HyperX Cloud Alpha or Cloud III for game chat: where the mute sits, the USB dongle, Mac, weight and maker prices, from HyperX's own pages.
Arctis Nova Pro Wireless vs Nova 7 Gen 2: which for chat?
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless or Nova 7 Gen 2 for game chat: the base station, sidetone without a PC, ChatMix, batteries and Xbox editions.
Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 3 vs Recon 70: wireless or wired?
Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 3 or Recon 70 for chat on Xbox and PS5: wireless or a cable, the edition to buy, the app and maker prices.
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 vs Stealth 600 Gen 3: one transmitter or two?
Stealth 700 Gen 3 or Stealth 600 Gen 3 for chat on Xbox and PS5: the second transmitter, mic monitoring, drivers and maker prices.
ASTRO A50 X vs Arctis Nova Pro Wireless: which base station?
ASTRO A50 X or SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless for chat on PS5, Xbox and PC: the base station, game and chat mix, sidetone and batteries.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 vs Corsair HS35 v3: cheap wired, which mic?
Arctis Nova 1 or Corsair HS35 v3 for chat through a controller: Xbox, the mic, the mute, the splitter and maker prices.
Razer Kraken V4 vs Kraken V4 X: wireless or wired USB
Razer Kraken V4 or Kraken V4 X for game chat: wireless dongle and Bluetooth or one USB-C cable, the controls, Xbox and maker prices, from Razer's pages.
HyperX Cloud II vs Cloud Alpha: which wired chat headset
HyperX Cloud II or Cloud Alpha for game chat: the USB control box or a plain 3.5 mm cable, where the mute sits, weight and maker prices, from HyperX.